Improvement in clothes-driers



R.'L. NORMANDO. Improvement in Clothe Drier s. v

" No. 121,404. V Patented Nov. 2a,1a71.

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RICHARD L. NORMANDO, OF HIGGINSVILLE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-DRIERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 121,404, dated November 28, 1871.

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, RIcnARn L. NORMANDO, of Higginsville, in the county of Oneida and in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Bars; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a set of clothesbars, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the anneXed drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side view of my clothes-bar folded up, and Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same open for use.

A represents a rod of suitable length, with a hook, B, at the upper end for suspending the same. At the lower end of the rod A is awasher, a, and at suitable intervals above said washer, on the rod are three stationary collars, a a (6*. Between the washer a and collar a are placed any desired number of movable collars, b each with a short arm or ear, d projecting on one side. Between the stationary collars a and a are placed the same number of movable collars W, with arms or ears (I? and in like manner, above the stationary collar a are movable collars b and arms 61 To each arm d and d is pivoted a bar, 0, and said bars are by braces D D connected with the arms or cars d as shown.

Or in other words, one of each of the arms d d 01 two bars, 0 O, and two braces, D D, form one set entirely independent and separate from the others. Above the movable collars b is another movable collar, 00*, with set -screw a to hold it at any point desired. E represents a ring, having a series of notches in its lower edge, and when the bars are closed, as shown in Fig. 1, it is used to hold the arms so that theywill occupy but a small space.

To adjust the clothes-bars for use, raise the ring E and press the fingers between the central spiral and the jointed arms, which relieves it from a center and it falls open; then tighten the thumb-screw. The ring drops, holding the arms in any desired form. The revolving motion, with the notched ring to regulate the form, makes it adjustable to any part of the room, side, corner, or middle. A cord may be inserted at the extreme ends of the bars for enlarging the capacity.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The within-described adjustable and portable clothes-bars, consisting of the hooked rod A, stationary collars a a a adjustable collar a, movable collars b 12 b arms d d 01 bars 0 (l, braces D D, and notched ring E, or their equivalents, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of July, 1871.

RICHARD L. N ORMANDO.

Witnesses:

E. D. STARDT, 

